... placed strategically where scars will be less visible. Post-operatively, scars can be reduced through topical and injectable medications, ... of developing them decreases with age. Pigment Irregularities: ... the skin, or hypopigmentation, an unusual lightening of the skin, may occur ...

... syndrome , which can follow injury; phantom limb and post-amputation pain (see Phantom Pain in the Appendix), which can result from the surgical removal of a limb; postherpetic neuralgia , which can occur after an outbreak of shingles; and central pain syndrome , which can result from ...